Practice World country capital currency parliament - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Consider the map given below indicating four places frequently figuring in the news. Which one of them is Chechnya? Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
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Q-2) A rough outline map of Northern Sri Lanka is shown in the given figure. Jaffna is located at the point marked as
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Q-3) Which one of the following country is geographically located in America but politically is a part of Europe?
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Q-4) The Capital of East Timor is
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Dili is the capital, largest city, chief port and commercial centre of East Timor. It lies on the northern coast of Timor island, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Q-5) Which of the following is known as ‘the Continent of Birds’?
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Q-6) Which of the following statements is true about South Sudan? - It is a land-locked country.
- It’s capital is located in Akoba.
- Its main river is White Nile.
- Its main religion is Islam.
Use the code given below for the correct answer.
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Q-7) Which of the following city is known by the name of the city of smoke?
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Q-8) Which one of the following is a land-locked country in Africa?
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Q-9) Which one of the following countries is known as the “Land of Thunderbolt?
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Bhutan is a country located up in the mountain ranges and thus, experiences thunderbolts on a regular basis. Thunder and lightning are frequent there in the mountains.
Q-10) The given map shows four towns of Central Asian region marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4. Identify these from the following list and select the correct answer using the code given below. Towns (a) Bishkek (b) Ashgabat (c) Tashkent (d) Dushanbe Code (a) (b) (c) (d)
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Q-11) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
A. Australia
1. Dodoma
B. Tajikistan
2. Bern
C. Tanzania
3. Dushanbe
D. Switzerland
4. Canberra
Codes: A B C D
| List I | List II |
| A. Australia | 1. Dodoma |
| B. Tajikistan | 2. Bern |
| C. Tanzania | 3. Dushanbe |
| D. Switzerland | 4. Canberra |
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Q-12) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
A. Kenya
1. Tashkent
B. Uganda
2. Nairobi
C. Uzbekistan
3. Kiev
D. Ukraine
4. Kampala
Codes: A B C D
| List I | List II |
| A. Kenya | 1. Tashkent |
| B. Uganda | 2. Nairobi |
| C. Uzbekistan | 3. Kiev |
| D. Ukraine | 4. Kampala |
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Q-13) Which of the following cities is seat of Parliament of South Africa?
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Q-14) Arrange the following from West to East and select the correct answer from the code given below.
- London
- Lisbon
- Frankfurt
- Beirut
Find the correct code;
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Q-15) Which country is known as the ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’?
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Finland is called ‘’the land of a thousand lakes,’’ but at last count, there were 187,888 of them - more lakes in relation to a country’s size than any other. Indeed, with a population of about five million, Finland has one lake for every 26 people.
Most of the lakes are in a region that stretches from above Kuopio in the north to Lahti in the south, and from Tampere in the west to Punkaharju and the Russian border in the east. Its largest lake, Saimaa, is the fourth largest in Europe.
The area with the most lakes is called Finnish Lakeland.
Q-16) The capital of Tanzania is
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Dar es Salaam, formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country’s richest city and a regionally important economic centre.
Though Dar es Salaam lost its official status as the capital city to Dodoma in 1974 (a move which was not complete until 1996), it remains the centre of the permanent central government bureaucracy and continues to serve as the capital for the surrounding Dar es Salaam Region.
Being situated so close to the equator and the warm Indian Ocean, the city experiences generally tropical climatic conditions, typified by hot and humid weather throughout much of the year. Dar es Salaam features a tropical wet and dry climate, with two different rainy seasons.
Q-17) Consider the following statements.- Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom.
Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
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Q-18) Radcliffe line defines boundary between
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Q-19) Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other
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Africa and South America form a mirror image of each other.
Q-20) Consider the following statements:- Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30° to 35° N and S latitudes is known as Horse Latitude.
- Horse latitude are low pressure belts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Horse latitudes or subtropical highs are subtropical latitudes between 30 and 35 degrees both north and south where Earth’s atmosphere is dominated by the subtropical high, an area of high pressure, which suppresses precipitation and cloud formation, and has variable winds mixed with calm winds.